National Institute Of Technology

Srinagar
Internship Training Report

By

AAM AJ

Department of Mechanical Engineering

N ATIONAL I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY, S RINAGAR

An Introduction to The Engineering Industry.

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 A BSTRACT

ractical training is a method of understanding the implementation

P of theoretical knowledge to practical application. To become a com-

petent engineer it is necessary to have a sound practical knowledge
as it is only way by which one can acquire proficiency and skill to work
successfully in different industries.
Theoretical and applied knowledge are rarely ever concurrent, since
conditions and circumstances in the field are far from ideal.Theory as-
sumes an ideal scenario and is built on that foundation, and can only give
approximations of varying accuracies. These inconsistencies in practical
applications have to be duly considered for any successful operation.
Flowmore Private Ltd. is one of the leading technology driven orga-
nizations in India. Hence, an ideal place to understand the production
processes and systems in a general mass manufacturing unit
This training program was an attempt to study the overall processes
underway at ECEL Assembly plant, to get an understanding of the vari-
ous products that are manufactured and the technology that drives them.
The training was aimed to provide an insight into the general manufac-
turing processes and to realize the selection of these processes for par-
ticular functions. It was a chance to study the technical aspects of these
machines and get a general understanding of the technology, and a look
into the working of the aggregates that form these machines and a chance
to see them in action. The training also aimed to glance into the general
hierarchy of a large organization and an idea of what is expected of an
engineer in the workplace.

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 A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS

would like to thank all those with whom I worked and whose thoughts

I and insights helped me understanding of working in the organiza-

tion. I would like to pay my sincere gratitude to Mr. P.K Sharma, who
helped me during the course of my training by providing their valuable
suggestion, ideas and guidance which proved beneficial for completion of
my training.
Besides I would also like to thank all the production supervisors, line
managers, foreman and workers who helped me to understand the depth
of my training. They explained the working of the machines and the op-
erations occurring on them, to the best of their knowledge. These people
never made me feel as a trainee in the department rather made me a
part of their workplace culture. I would like to say a special thanks for
Mr. Mukesh for keeping the tea coming and Ms. Priyanka always there to
help. Without their help this training would never have taken its present
form.
Last, but not the least I thank everyone who helped me directly or
indirectly during my training.
It has been a great opportunity to be a part of the FLOWMORE GROUP,
which is Indias leading engineering conglomerate.
Once again I am very thankful to members of FLOWMORE GROUP
for their co-operation.

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 A UTHOR S DECLARATION

, (Name of the student), student of Mechanical Engineering

I 4th Semester, studying at National Institute of Technology,

Srinagar hereby declare that the Internship Training Report
submitted to National Institute of Technology, Srinagar in par-
tial fulfillment of Degree of Bachelor of Technology is the orig-
inal work conducted by me. The information and data given in
the report is authentic to the best of my knowledge. This intern-
ship training report is not being submitted to any other Univer-
sity for award of any other Degree, Diploma and Fellowship.

SIGNED: ............................... DATE: ..........................................

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 TABLE OF C ONTENTS

Page

1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Business Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.1 Vertical Turbine Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.2 Horizontal Split Casing Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3.3 End Suction Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

A Appendix A 11

Bibliography 13

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I NTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

Flowmore Ltd.
lowmore is an Indian organization that operates in the sector of industrial scale pumps.

F Launched in 1946 with over 50 years of insight and experience, Flowmore has evolved
into one of Indias largest names in this field and has marketing operations worldwide.

1.1 Overview

The origin of Flowmore Ltd. dates to 1946, when it began as a Propriety firm, manufacturing
self-priming pumps. The following decades saw a slow rise of the brand to subsequently become
one of the largest names in India in the market. They incorporated into a Private Ltd. Co.
in 1967, the following years saw a boom of development in India and Flowmore grasped the
opportunity to expand its market, landing big projects like the supply of the Vertical Axial Flow
Raw Water Pumps to Badarpur Thermal Power in 1969 and has become a consistent supplier
for similar and diverse products through the decades. The expansion in the following years led
the company to go public in 2008. Flowmore Ltd., today, is a market leader in the area of large
and special application pumps, having two manufacturing facilities at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh,
India and 20 regional offices all across the country. Throughout the years, the organization has
maintained its core corporate values and business ethics. Considerable emphasis is given to
safety with Flowmore Ltd. having achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditation
and securing CE Marking for all its products. Flowmore has diversified into an EPC Company
and undertakes complete turnkey contracts, offering an extensive line of standard and custom-
engineered centrifugal pumps, for varied services in Power Stations such as Cooling Water,
Cooling Tower, Intake, Make-Up Water, Ash Water, Ash Slurry applications, apart from other
Services such as Sewage, Wastewater, Fire Protection, Drainage, Flood Control, Lift Irrigation,
Steel and Mines, Viscous and Volatile Liquid Handling Pumps for Petroleum and Chemical
Industries, etc., with a strong after sales service department in all regional offices for service
calls, routine maintenance, undertaking erection, testing and commissioning of pumps at site, etc.
and, registered as an approved pump vendor by all major government owned units such as NTPC,
NPCIL, BHEL, PDIL, MECON, NHPC, EIL, State Electricity Boards, Water and Sewage Boards
and many municipal corporations all across the country with clientele consisting of Toshiba,
Alstom, Nuclear Power Corporation. NTPC, BHEL, NHPC, EIL, Reliance Industries, Reliance
Energy, L and T, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd., Birla Corporation, Hindalco Industries, Tata Group,
JSW, Essar Group, Adani Group, Hindustan Zinc, LANCO, BGR Energ, Andritz Hydro etc. with
operations all over the world in countries like USA, Canada, Australia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Fiji,
South America, Philippines, South Africa etc.

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1.2 Business Structure

Flowmore Ltd. is a specialized business operation, offering solutions based on a make to order
design (MTO).The main advantage of the MTO system is being able to fulfill an order with the
exact product specification required by the customer. Every order by a customer is specifically
customized to meet the technical requirements, and also built taking into account the operation
environment, also incorporating additional customer demands into this design. All orders from
the basic level up are made almost from scratch, and the design process only concludes when
complete customer approval is achieved. The result is a very unique product shipping out of the
manufacturing line and into the field, capable of handling strict circumstances and demands
from it.

1.3 Products

Flowmore Ltd. manufactures a variety of customizable products to suit the vast customer
requirements. The pump designs that Flowmore offers are shown below:

1.3.1 Vertical Turbine Pumps

Figure 1.1: Cutaway View of Vertical Turbine Pump

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Vertical Turbine pumps as shown in Fig.1.1 are special types of centrifugal pumps which use
turbine-like impellers with radially oriented teeth to move fluid. These pumps combine the high
discharge pressures of positive displacement or multi-stage centrifugal pumps with the flexible
operation of centrifugal pumps. Additionally, the flow rate of turbine pumps is not extremely
variable with large changes in pressure like in most centrifugal pumps. They are preferred in
applications where high head, low flow, and compact design are desired, such as in deep-well
pumping. Turbine pumps with a vertical orientation, called vertical turbine pumps, pump media
vertically through the pump body. They are specially designed for pumping water from deep
water sources such as wells, and are mainly used over other types of pumps in applications where
the water surface fluctuates regularly.

Figure 1.2: Vertical Turbine Pump

Range

Flow (m3/hr.): up to 70000

Head (m): up to 300

Sizes: 100 to 2800

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Common Applications

Cooling Water

River/Raw water

Intake Pumps

Water, Sewage and waste water treatment

Dock Drainage

Flood Control

Fire service

Irrigation / Lift Canal

Water Supply

Booster Service

Dewatering

1.3.2 Horizontal Split Casing Pumps

Horizontal Split Casing Pump is a type of a centrifugal pump, in which the casing is split into
two separate chambers along a horizontal plane. This type of casing design is more economical
for higher flow applications, and the impeller can be supported by bearings on both sides, an
advantage for larger, higher flow pumps.
The pump has the suction and discharge connections in the lower half of the casing, opposed
to each other. The impeller is mounted on a shaft which is supported by bearings on both sides.
The HSC takes up lesser space compared to other pumps, when taking into consideration the
room needed for repairs and can be checked without removing the rotating element or bothering
the motor or piping.

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Figure 1.3: VERTICAL TURBINE PUMPS COVERAGE CHARGE

Range

Flow (m /hr.): up to 18000

Head (m): up to 250

Sizes: 50 TO 1200 MM

Applications

Power Generations

Cooling Water, Circulating Water, Make up Water, Misc. and Auxiliary Services.

Fire Fighting

Industrial

Steel Plants, Sugar Plants, Paper and Textile Mills,Rolling Mills etc.

Fertilizer, Chemical, Refineries, Petrochemicals Plants

Intake Raw Water, Cooling Water, Booster Services etc.

Municipal Water Supply

Clear Water, Raw Water, Waste Water and Auxiliary Services.

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Figure 1.4: Cutaway View of Horizontal Split Casing Pumps

Air Conditioning Plants

Primary and Auxiliary Water

Building Services

General Waste Water Treatment, Mine Dewatering, Lift irrigation, Agriculture, Water
Works, Storm Water, sprinkler irrigation, Flood Control etc.

1.3.3 End Suction Pump

An End Suction Pump is a type of centrifugal pump that has a casing with suction coming in one
end and discharge coming out the top. These are almost always single impeller (single stage)
pumps and are the most common and cost effective industrial level pumps.
The pump usually contains one impeller and a volute type casing. The pumped liquid moves
along the vanes of the impeller, which raises the velocity of the liquid. From there the liquid
moves into the volute casing, where the high velocity is converted to high pressure through a
diffusion process.

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Figure 1.5: Horizontal Split Casing Pump: Lower Half

Figure 1.6: End Suction Pump

Range

Flow (m /hr.): up to 1350

Head (m): up to 170

Size - 32 to 250 MM

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Applications

Circulating Water System

Power plants

WTP and STP

Fire Fighting

HVAC

Irrigation / Sprinkler service

General Services

1.3.4

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